Samsung Galaxy S8 Active hits AT&T this week (for $850)

Been waiting for a rugged version of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 smartphone? The wait ends this week. AT&T will begin taking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active on August 8th, and the phone’s expected to be available in stores starting August 11th.

The phone doesn’t come cheap though: AT&T will charge customers $28.34 per month… for 30 months. After a year and a half you’ll have paid about $850 for the phone.

So here’s what you get for your money:

5.8 inch, 2960 x 1440 pixel Super AMOLED display

4,000 mAh battery

12MP camera on the back and an 8MP front-facing camera

Shatter, dust, and water-resistant phone with a metal frame and bumper and a textured finish on the rear

What you don’t get is the “Infinity Edge” display that’s offered on Samsung’s normal Galaxy S8 phones, which makes sense since the edge-to-edge display is inherently less rugged than the thicker, ruggedized frame on the Galaxy S8 Active. While this model’s distinctly less attractive than its non-Active counterparts, it’s a lot more likely to survive a camping trip, and the larger battery should help it last a bit longer between charges as well.

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